Semi-precious

The term “semi precious” is applied to a subset gemstones, and the term was created to set them apart from what are considered precious stones (diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds). Things like amber and lapis lazuli, which are not really stones at all are still considered “semi precious” by most people. This distinction reflects the rarity of the respective stones in ancient times, as well as their quality. all are translucent with fine color in their purest forms and very hard. This distinction is not related to their monetary value, i.e. some forms of garnet are more expensive than emeralds.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
9280	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Very small lapis and gold balls
9291	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Haematite Gilgamesh & Eabani, & tree
9292	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Black haematite Introduction scene with 1 - seated and 3 - standing figures. A column of inscription has been intentionally effaced
9298	(none)	(none)	B17012	Cylinder seal Green stone Gilgamesh and Eabani
9309	(none)	(none)	B17006	Beads Gold, plain and fluted balls, carnelian and lapis balls, a crescent amulet of agate capped with gold, and a long gold bead
9315	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis 2 registers: Above, 2 seated and 3 standing figures, and inscription. Below, a table of offerings and 6 people bringing offerings. Very archaic style.
9320	(none)	(none)	B16972	Inlay(?) Lapis A square with 5 dots of white inset
9321	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis Mottled blue and white Heroes and human-headed bulls
9327	(none)	(none)	B16801	Beads Very small gold beds, small lapis, and silver disks: also, one long bugle of bloodstone. For order see Field Notes.
9351A	(none)	(none)	B16794	Beads. Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Three gold suspenders, 2 consisting of a gold ring attached to a single piece of gold foil which is a spacer for 3 necklaces. The third is a gold ring set with a gold flower pattern consisting of 12 petals represented only in outline. Also, 2 cones of spiral gold wire attached to a gold foil spacer for 2 strings. 3 Pear shaped gold beads pierced vertically. A piece of gold wire passes through the hole. At the top it is rolled over twice to form a spacer for 2 strings and at the bottom end twisted round once to prevent it from slipping. 3 lentoid lapis beads fitted with gold attachments similar to the above, except that one of the ha spacers for 3 instead of 2 strings. Also, 4 carnelians with similar gold attachments one a lentoid, 2 flattened ball beads, and 1 flattened double conoid. 5 gold pears (slender type) perforated at apex: 6 large gold double conoids and 10 small. A gold triangle consisting of 6 rows of minute ball beads, 2 lines of minute gold beads soldered together as above are both spacers, 1 for six the other for seven strings. 2 fluted gold ball beads and 1 fluted pear shaped bead. 8 minute gold ring beads. 26 carnelian lentoids. 5 carnelian bugle beads. 5 carnelian double conoids. 4 or 5 carnelian minute ring & ball beads. 2 lapis leaf shaped beads [drawing] thick in section. 7 lapis large double conoids. 32 lapis small double conoids. 2 ribbed conical lapis beads with a straight piece projecting from the base. 4 pear shaped lapis beads. About 50 smaller lapis beads, ring beads, ball beads, bugle beads, etc.
9351B	(none)	(none)	B16800	Beads. Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Three gold suspenders, 2 consisting of a gold ring attached to a single piece of gold foil which is a spacer for 3 necklaces. The third is a gold ring set with a gold flower pattern consisting of 12 petals represented only in outline. Also, 2 cones of spiral gold wire attached to a gold foil spacer for 2 strings. 3 Pear shaped gold beads pierced vertically. A piece of gold wire passes through the hole. At the top it is rolled over twice to form a spacer for 2 strings and at the bottom end twisted round once to prevent it from slipping. 3 lentoid lapis beads fitted with gold attachments similar to the above, except that one of the ha spacers for 3 instead of 2 strings. Also, 4 carnelians with similar gold attachments one a lentoid, 2 flattened ball beads, and 1 flattened double conoid. 5 gold pears (slender type) perforated at apex: 6 large gold double conoids and 10 small. A gold triangle consisting of 6 rows of minute ball beads, 2 lines of minute gold beads soldered together as above are both spacers, 1 for six the other for seven strings. 2 fluted gold ball beads and 1 fluted pear shaped bead. 8 minute gold ring beads. 26 carnelian lentoids. 5 carnelian bugle beads. 5 carnelian double conoids. 4 or 5 carnelian minute ring & ball beads. 2 lapis leaf shaped beads [drawing] thick in section. 7 lapis large double conoids. 32 lapis small double conoids. 2 ribbed conical lapis beads with a straight piece projecting from the base. 4 pear shaped lapis beads. About 50 smaller lapis beads, ring beads, ball beads, bugle beads, etc.
9351C	(none)	(none)	B16804	Beads. Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Three gold suspenders, 2 consisting of a gold ring attached to a single piece of gold foil which is a spacer for 3 necklaces. The third is a gold ring set with a gold flower pattern consisting of 12 petals represented only in outline. Also, 2 cones of spiral gold wire attached to a gold foil spacer for 2 strings. 3 Pear shaped gold beads pierced vertically. A piece of gold wire passes through the hole. At the top it is rolled over twice to form a spacer for 2 strings and at the bottom end twisted round once to prevent it from slipping. 3 lentoid lapis beads fitted with gold attachments similar to the above, except that one of the ha spacers for 3 instead of 2 strings. Also, 4 carnelians with similar gold attachments one a lentoid, 2 flattened ball beads, and 1 flattened double conoid. 5 gold pears (slender type) perforated at apex: 6 large gold double conoids and 10 small. A gold triangle consisting of 6 rows of minute ball beads, 2 lines of minute gold beads soldered together as above are both spacers, 1 for six the other for seven strings. 2 fluted gold ball beads and 1 fluted pear shaped bead. 8 minute gold ring beads. 26 carnelian lentoids. 5 carnelian bugle beads. 5 carnelian double conoids. 4 or 5 carnelian minute ring & ball beads. 2 lapis leaf shaped beads [drawing] thick in section. 7 lapis large double conoids. 32 lapis small double conoids. 2 ribbed conical lapis beads with a straight piece projecting from the base. 4 pear shaped lapis beads. About 50 smaller lapis beads, ring beads, ball beads, bugle beads, etc.
9351D	(none)	(none)	B16819	Beads. Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Three gold suspenders, 2 consisting of a gold ring attached to a single piece of gold foil which is a spacer for 3 necklaces. The third is a gold ring set with a gold flower pattern consisting of 12 petals represented only in outline. Also, 2 cones of spiral gold wire attached to a gold foil spacer for 2 strings. 3 Pear shaped gold beads pierced vertically. A piece of gold wire passes through the hole. At the top it is rolled over twice to form a spacer for 2 strings and at the bottom end twisted round once to prevent it from slipping. 3 lentoid lapis beads fitted with gold attachments similar to the above, except that one of the ha spacers for 3 instead of 2 strings. Also, 4 carnelians with similar gold attachments one a lentoid, 2 flattened ball beads, and 1 flattened double conoid. 5 gold pears (slender type) perforated at apex: 6 large gold double conoids and 10 small. A gold triangle consisting of 6 rows of minute ball beads, 2 lines of minute gold beads soldered together as above are both spacers, 1 for six the other for seven strings. 2 fluted gold ball beads and 1 fluted pear shaped bead. 8 minute gold ring beads. 26 carnelian lentoids. 5 carnelian bugle beads. 5 carnelian double conoids. 4 or 5 carnelian minute ring & ball beads. 2 lapis leaf shaped beads [drawing] thick in section. 7 lapis large double conoids. 32 lapis small double conoids. 2 ribbed conical lapis beads with a straight piece projecting from the base. 4 pear shaped lapis beads. About 50 smaller lapis beads, ring beads, ball beads, bugle beads, etc.
9359	(none)	(none)	(none)	8 Beads 1 gold double conoid. 3 lapis. 2 carnelian bugle beads and 2 carnelian ring beads.
9361A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Gold dagger and [B] sheath. Hilt of lapis lazuli set with gold beads. Blade gold; sheath plain behind except for 2 lines of beading; front completely covered in intricate filigree design. [B.1-.2 Electrotype at UPM]
9502	(none)	(none)	B16873, B16873	Cylinder seal Green ston A hero fighting a lion and a second fighting a long-horned bull (?): between the animals a star and crescent, between the men a single column of inscription. A-ki-ru-um. (HC.202)
9515	(none)	(none)	B16943	Beads 5 gold double conoids 2 carnelian lentoids 1 agate lentoid 1 agate bugle Strung alternatively (see Field Notes)
9520	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads Gold, carnelian and lapis, steatite and copper plated with gold. See Field Notes: there described as 3 separate strings but more probably 1 string composed of 3 sections.
9529	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis Presentation scene with inscription much defaced. Figures finely engraved- seated goddess, worshipper and minor god.
9537A	(none)	(none)	B16918	Beads A/ Short string, long carnelian bugle, and 3 smaller ditto., separated by silver balls. B/ Diamond shaped lapis beads alternating with flat silver-plate beads. [drawing] C/ Mixed string of small gold fluted balls, lapis, carnelian, agate and paste, restrung mostly in original order (see Field Notes) except that there are no silver beads: in the field notes the 2 strings B & C were probably confused)
9537B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads A/ Short string, long carnelian bugle, and 3 smaller ditto., separated by silver balls. B/ Diamond shaped lapis beads alternating with flat silver-plate beads. [drawing] C/ Mixed string of small gold fluted balls, lapis, carnelian, agate and paste, restrung mostly in original order (see Field Notes) except that there are no silver beads: in the field notes the 2 strings B & C were probably confused)
9537C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads A/ Short string, long carnelian bugle, and 3 smaller ditto., separated by silver balls. B/ Diamond shaped lapis beads alternating with flat silver-plate beads. [drawing] C/ Mixed string of small gold fluted balls, lapis, carnelian, agate and paste, restrung mostly in original order (see Field Notes) except that there are no silver beads: in the field notes the 2 strings B & C were probably confused)
9538A	(none)	(none)	B16911A	3 Haematite Weights [A-C] Lentoid shaped. Probably goldsmiths weights Type II Published in Vol. II The Royal Cemetery
9545	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace 40 silver ball beads, many corroded together; 1 gold double conoid; 1 banded sard; 3 lapis (2 ball beads, 1 double conoid)
9552	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli 2 heroes fighting a lion and a bull